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For some time, debate in the UK over immigration has been increasingly reduced to accusations. Too often, those who raise concerns about immigration levels or integration are dismissed as “racist” or “fascist,” as though questioning government policy was a moral failing.
While racism undoubtedly exists in this debate and beyond — and should be challenged wherever it appears — the casual use of such labels risks shutting down legitimate discussion rather than improving it.
The UK is a liberal democracy built on diversity. People are free to hold and express conflicting views without fear of retribution — you can criticize the country’s leaders, and most Britons do.
There is a history of media content, fact and fiction, that mocks, questions and criticizes the people who run the country and even the royal family — it is what Britishness is about. Freedom of expression and the rule of law are among the values most British people hold dear and they have underpinned centuries of social change and growing inclusivity.
